Combined horse collar and hames.



M. R. COWELL.

COMBINED HORSE COLLAR AND HAMES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 1913.`

1,164,071 Patented Dec. 111, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. I9l3.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPM cowAsH|NGToN. DA c.

,rN errer..

MARCUS RAYCOWELL, or MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

COMBINED HORSE COLLAR AND HAMES.

To, all whom t may concern.'

Beit known that I, MARCUS RAY CownnL,

Haines, of which the following is a. specification. Y

This invention relates to improvements 1n horse collars and haines, andparticularly to that type in which the hames, after" being fitted to thecollar, .are securely attached thereto and are not removedv therefromwhen the collar and haines, are taken off from the horse.V

The object of my invention is.` to provide a collar and hames that maybe quickly attached or secured togetherY and which may remainpermanently connected during the period of use.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for readilyadjusting the haines to different sized collars, and adjusting thecombined hamesA and collars to different horses. p y 1 Another object ofthe invention is to provide'v hames with which ordinary collars, such asare now in. general use,lmay be readily combined. A Y i The inventionconsists generally inV the constructions and combinations hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims. Y

In the accompanying ydrawings forming part of this speciiication, Figure1 is a front elevation yof a collar and hames embodying my invention, aportion'of the forewale beingV broken away to show the manner ofsecuring the haines to the collar, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of thelower portion of the collar and haines, Fig.` 3 is a detail of the lowerportion of one side of the collar, Fig. 4 is a transverse sectionthrough the hames on line -l-4 of Fig. l, the outline of the collarbeing` shown in dotted lines, Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the lowerpart of the hame members, the housing being in section to show thearrangement of the fastening device, Fig. 6 is a detail section on line6 6 Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

Application led September 25, 1913. Serial No. |`791,781.

a section through the lower portion of the hames members and fasteningdevice, Fig. l0 is a section on line 10-10 of Fig. 9.

In the drawings 2 represents the after Wale or pad of the` collar and 3the forewale. These parts are of'ordinary construction except that thecollar is continuous at the top and the forewale 3 does not extendl tothe lower portionl of the throat of the collar, but stops substantiallyopposite the parts of the forewal'e'or pad which come on the shouldersof the animal when the same is in use.

The afterwaleQ' atits lower end is narrowed and' pointed as shown at 4in Fig. 3. Each hame or hames member consists preferably of an openmetallic `casting or grating curvedto fit the front offthe after-Wale,and having formed at itslower end a socket 6, into which the lower, orpointed end 4 of the afterwal'e of the collar may be fitted, as showninFig. 2 of the'drawings.

The outerfaces of the ends of' the sockets 6 are flat except that one ofsaid faces has Ysuitable strap 7, and threaded pins 8 pass through thethin part `of the collar between the afterwale and the forewa-le (seeFig. 7 and through theV hame member 5. A nut 9 engages the threaded endof eachpin and thereby securesthe upper end of each haine member to theupper portion of the collar. I prefer tol form the nut which screws onto the pin 8 as the base or support for the line ring 10. -When the nut9 is screwed firmly down on the pin 8 and the guide lines are passedthrough the rings 10, the nut 9 cannot become unscrewed from the pins 8,and as the lower ends of the collar are held in the socket 6 on therea-r side o-f the hame members, it will be seen that the haine Vmembersare firmly secured to the collar.

The strap "7 which extendsover the top of i a n.:

the collar maybe of any desired length so that practically no change isrequired in the metal part ofthe hames to adapt the saine for use upon acollar of any size. .The strap 7 being adjustable it mayV be length-- Y,opposite sides of the boss 14. The socket to which the'bar 11 ispivot-ally connected, 'has a il'ange with aV concave upper Aface andthe` convex surface of the vboss 1-1 on the bar 11 Y is sealed inthisconcave'face of the flange n as sliownfin Figs. 9 and 10 of thedrawings.

rlhe connecting bar 11 may be turned into position to extend across thespace between the lower ends of the hames as shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawings, andV when the haine members flarel brought together it will'project into a, guide-way in the opposite hame member where the notchestherein will be engaged by spring controlled dogs 16. These dogs willengage Vany pair ofthe notches in the bar 11 according to the adjustmentofthe lowerend of the hames, 'and the loose connection betweenthepivotal end of said bar and the haine member permits said bar to have a.rocking gmoti'on whereby it maybe raised into the Yposition indicated bydotted lines in Fig;V 5, or it may be dropped down into a .positionbelow that shown in full lines'in the same ligure.` "i

rEhe pull o'r'strain on the notched bar'is taken bythe bearing boss leand the curved recess inwhich it is'seated. The edges of the lugs 13 arepreferably out of contact i with the housing as shownin Figs. 6 and 9Vofthe drawings. The springs 15 bearing against the lugs 13 tend to holdthe bar in a position to which it may be turned. This manner of pivotingthe bar 11 by Ameans of a rounded boss fitting vinto a curved recess,these two parts forming in effect a. half i ball and socket joint,allows the free end of the bar to be moved up and down or in and out,thereby permittingthe flat faces of the ends of the sockets to slideupon each other ments of the horse. When the collar is removed from thehorse the bar Y11 may be 'turned back against the haine member asindicated bythe dotted lines in Fig... 6, where it is outof the wa ywhen' handling yhold the same in either the collar and haines, anddanger of 'punchV- ingthe horse` with theqend ofthe Ybar is. obviated.y.

Iprefer also side of the hame members, beingheld in position by suitableeyes 21 and being engaged Y by springs22. VThese ylugs may be turned toy.provide lugs 20 upon the back against the hames asshown by full linesin Fig. fl or may beturned forward into the position indicatedby dottedlines `in the Vsame igure The springs 22' bear against the pivots ofsaid lugs and tend to.'

they may be turned.v l ,Y Y

l have here shown two ofthe lugs 2O upon each of the 'hame members, oneabove the :position to which other. These lugs permit Vof aV low or highdraft connection beingmaderbetween the haines andlhames tugs, thusadapting vthe .Y collar for use on horses of different sizes. i

VIn ordinary practice the hamesiand col# lar will" preferably beassembled at theTfac'-, y

tory andsold together. It is obvious, however,that the llames can rbesold separately and can be attached to th'e ordinary collars i nowiniuselor to lcollasfof different sizes, by providing holes forreceiving the pins S and cutting thecollar in two atV the throat andshaping the endsrto lit withiny the sock-V ets at the lowerv endsoftheliamemembers.

The details of lthe Vstructure may obl viously be modified inV manyparticulars without departingfrom my invention.

I claimV as my invention: n

, .1; Ina device of the kinddescribed, apair i# of haine Vmembers,eachmember having at its lower end a metallic socliet with a. Vflat outer,face arranged to contact and to slide'over pair `of dogs uponvvsaidmemberl arranged n to engage' said notches and lock said bar 1nposition, substantially as described. 1

2. In a device of the kind described,'a pair of llame 1nembers,'eaehmembeihaving at its lower end a metallic socketV with: a :ilat

outer face arranged to contact and to slideV over the corresponding faceofthe socket of the other member", means flexibly connecting theupperenols of said members, a connecting bar secured to the lower 'endof one of said members by a flexible joint,and means for securingtheyfree end of Vsaid bar tothe lower end of the other member,substantially as described. i' Y 3. The combination, with a pair ofhaine members,`each formed of` a metallic grating Y curved to lit4V thefront vof the afterwale of 'thecOlla-r, and having va'tjits lower enda'socket with aflat outer face adapted to contact Aand slide on thecorresponding face of the socket of the other hame member, of a collaropen at the throat and having yits lower ends fitted to said sockets,means for connecting the upper portions of said hame members to saidcollar, andV means for connecting the lower ends of said hame inembers,and permitting the facesof said sockets to slide one over the other,substantially as i described.

Ain the other socket into which said notched bar isvadapt'ed to enter,and a pair Vof dogs arranged to engage said notches and lock said bar inposition7 substantially as clescribed.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a pair of hame members havingintegral sockets at their lower ends, one of said sockets being providedwith an internal concave ange projecting` inwardly from the end wallthereof, a notched bar having an enlargement adapted to seat upon saidflange, the other of said sockets being slotted and provided with a pairof manually operated dogs,

said notched bar being adapted to enter said slotted sockets and engagesaid dogs, and means for retaining said enlargement within the firstmentioned socket.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a pair of hame members havingintegral sockets at their lower ends, onerof said sockets being providedwith a flange having a concave upper face, a notched bar having anenlargement seating` within said flange, said enlargement having aconvex lower face, springs arranged in said flanged sockets and engagingthe end of said notched bar, and means on the other socket forreleasablyV engaging the notches in said bar.

7. The combination, with a pair of hame members, each provided at itslower end with a socket, of a collar open at the throat and providedwith afterwales having their lower ends shaped to fit said sockets, saidhame' members having apertures near their upper ends, pins extendingthrough said apertures into 'said collar and a line ring connected toeach Vof said pins, whereby when the lines are passed through the ringssaid pins are held in place, and upon the removal of said pins thecollar and hames are separable.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARCUS RAY GGWELL.

Witnesses:

U. S. J. DUNBAR, HENRY P. ALBEN.

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